Table 5.
Univariate Analyses of surveyed practitioners' weight management practices and Selected Characteristics of the Practitioners
| Practitioner Characteristic | Provision of Nutritional Intervention | Provision of Counseling | Provision of Support Groups | Provision of Social Work Intervention | Provision of Physical Activity Intervention | Cultural Considerations in Weight Management Approach |
| Sex (Male vs. Female) | 0.90 (0.76, 1.07) |
1.13 (0.98, 1.29) |
0.89 (0.75, 1.05) |
0.89 (0.74, 1.06) |
1.33 (1.16, 1.51) |
0.84 (0.74, 0.96) |
| Race (white vs. Non-white) | 0.80 (0.65, 0.99) |
0.78 (0.66, 0.92) |
0.93 (0.76, 1.13) |
0.77 (0.63, 0.94) |
0.68 (0.58, 0.79) |
0.63 (0.54, 0.74) |
| Ethnicity (Non-Hispanic vs. Hispanic) | 0.88 (0.58, 1.33) |
0.83 (0.60, 1.15) |
0.69 (0.49, 0.99) |
0.92 (0.62, 1.37) |
0.90 (0.66, 1.22) |
0.67 (0.49, 0.91) |
| Professional Experience (<5 years vs. ≥ 5 years) | 1.22 (0.96, 1.56) |
0.77 (0.64, 0.92) |
0.90 (0.72, 1.14) |
1.15 (0.91, 1.45) |
1.22 (1.01, 1.45) |
1.40 (1.17, 1.67) |
| Subspecialty Status (Generalist vs. Subspecialist) | 1.92 (1.61, 2.33) |
1.56 (1.35, 1.85) |
1.25 (1.02, 1.52) |
0.46 (0.38, 0.56) |
1.30 (1.11, 1.52) |
1.41 (1.20, 1.66) |
Results are presented as unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence intervals). Odds ratios represent the odds of participants categorized according to selected variables offering vs. not offering certain services for weight management.